The show premiered on ABC, which had recently been acquired by Disney. Despite ranking a respectable #25 out of over 150 shows in the year's ratings, it didn't fit with the network's family sitcom image, so they canceled it. NBC quickly scooped it up and placed it on their "Must See TV Thursday" schedule between
Seinfeld (1989) and
ER (1994), where it ranked #4 for its short second season, tying with
Friends (1994). For the third year, NBC fired most of the cast, moved it to Monday nights alongside other workplace comedies that had done well on Thursdays (
Suddenly Susan (1996),
Fired Up (1997) and
Caroline in the City (1995)), and ratings plummeted, with it ranking #69 for the final season. Seven episodes didn't surface until the show began airing in weekday reruns on the NBC-owned USA Network in 1999.
